Space Shuttle

[frizbeedog]

wasnt the death star destroyed?

Details, Details.

Do you want the prize or not? Ken is waiting. :grin:

 

[iwire]

wasnt the death star destroyed?

Yes, that one.

First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?


Now what movie is that from?

 

[frizbeedog]

Yes, that one.

First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?


Now what movie is that from?

Contact. Jodie Foster. But she didn't say it.

 

[iwire]

Contact. Jodie Foster. But she didn't say it.

Yes and yes.

Contact

 

[chris kennedy]

Fascinating posts.

 

[480sparky]

Contact. Jodie Foster. But she didn't say it.

It was Mr Hadden.

 

[mivey]

wasnt the death star destroyed?

That's just a rumor perpetrated by some weak-minded individuals who are sympathetic to the rebel scum.

 

[frizbeedog]

Fascinating posts.

Well you're the one with the rocket ship in his avatar. :roll: :wink: :grin:

 

[480sparky]

Fascinating posts.

 

[iwire]

I think Chris is trying to say it's unfair that I started an off topic post while one of his was removed.

 

[frizbeedog]

I think Chris is trying to say it's unfair that I started an off topic post while one of his was removed.

Interesting. What say you chris?

 

[chris kennedy]

Well you're the one with the rocket ship in his avatar. :roll: :wink: :grin:

Yes, But is a real rocket. (rocket ship as you kids call them)

I'm just bustin chops, I was watching the landing on C-span when Bob started this thread. I still think its way cool.

And thanks for the heads up Bob.

 

[chris kennedy]

Interesting. What say you chris?

What? Who removed what?

 

[iwire]

What? Who removed what?

Thats cool, my mistake.

 

[masterinbama]

here is one of the facilities I worked on.When I worked on it the mirror image side had been added to make it look like a Tee. One side was damaged beyond repair in the late 1960's so NASA built a 10' thick concrete wall in the blast pit to do structural testing on the shuttles solid rocket boosters. They did a refurb to the test facility that included taking the old wooden light poles down and replacing them with 85' high-mast lighting. The lights on the old poles were 1500 watt incandescents. The concrete tower in the middle is 4' thick and the base goes into the ground 90' and spreads out to 80' x 80' at the bottom (think pyramid)
http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/landmark/lk_sattest.html

 

[qcroanoke]

I have seen it take off and land in person before, amazing, put a shuttle launch on your bucket list.

I was in Florida when they were going to launch one, made plans to be there and it got rained out.
It's still on my bucket list but I may not make it back there before they retire the shuttles.
We did the tour and it is amazing to see what they do there.
Everyone should at least do the tour.

 

[iwire]

masterinbama, that is cool. I would not be able to keep a smile off my face if I was able to work on stuff like you have.

 

[masterinbama]

but remember in industrial with the cool stuff also comes the hot and filthy.Iron casting plants and aluminum rolling mills.Here is a picture with the high-mast lighting
note the Saturn 1-B 1st stage. The line in the foreground is a 300 PSI air line.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/displ... <br>HAER ALA,45-HUVI.V,7D-1&displayProfile=0

 

[masterinbama]

meant to say 3000 PSI

 

[electricalperson]

heres another interesting vthing that happened http://news.aol.com/story/_a/sunken-wreck-of-famed-warship-found/20080613182509990001

they found the HMS ontario that sank in lake ontario during the revolutionary war in the year of 1780